{"id":1833,"date":"2012-04-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-11T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dinawakley.com\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2012-04-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-11T07:00:00","slug":"blog-tour-seth-apters-the-pulse-of-mixed-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dinawakley.com\/?p=1833","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour! Seth Apter’s “The Pulse of Mixed Media…”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I'm honored to part of Seth<\/a>'s blog tour for his new book, The Pulse of Mixed Media: Secrets and Passions of 100 Artists Revealed<\/a>\"\".<\/p>\n

\"Pulse\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Seth has a kind and generous artistic spirit, which shines through in this book. I love Seth's thoughtful approach to art-making. He asks questions, makes you think, helps you figure out the WHY and not just the HOW. Love that. That's what his book is…an exploration of the "why."<\/p>\n

During his "Pulse" series that he runs on his blog, he had us take pictures of a collection from our studios. I decided to do my mangy brushes. They are bruised & battered, but oh how I love them!<\/p>\n

\"Dina<\/a><\/p>\n

Be sure to visit the other blogs in the tour…they are:<\/p>\n

Seth's Blog, The Altered Page<\/a><\/p>\n

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April  2  Rice Freeman-Zachery <\/a><\/div>\n
April  3  Stephanie Lee <\/a><\/div>\n
<\/a>April  4  Ali Edwards<\/a><\/div>\n
April  5  Ro Bruhn<\/a><\/div>\n

April  6  Roben-Marie Smith  <\/a><\/div>\n

April  7  Nancy Lefko<\/a><\/p>\n
April  8  Kelly Kilmer<\/a><\/div>\n
April  9  Trudi Sissons<\/a><\/div>\n
April 10 Melody Nunez<\/a><\/div>\n
April 11 Dina Wakley {yay, you are here}<\/div>\n
April 12 Stephanie Hilvitz<\/a><\/div>\n

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Seth asked us to answer 3 questions from the book…so here I go:<\/div>\n
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Do you enjoy working more intuitively or by carefully thinking through your process?<\/strong> I do everything intuitively. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. But when I begin a piece or an art journal page, it's all about play. I never have an end-result in mind. Ever. I put color down, play a bit…then I listen to the art and do what it wants me to do next. It sounds really new-agey and weird, and I am not very new-agey (but I probably am weird…heh). But this is how art works for me. I create and listen.<\/div>\n
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What is one current trend that you wish would go away?<\/strong><\/div>\n
You know, I don't get too bothered about trends. Trends fade eventually, and I don't let other people's art bug me. I try to appreciate it for what it is. I am guilty of using the some imagery over and over again…but I consider it a "motif" instead of a "rut." heh.<\/div>\n
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How has the Internet changed your artistic practice<\/strong>?<\/div>\n
For me, the great thing about the internet is that it has opened up a world-wide artistic community. It's easier to find "your people" (i.e. people who "get it") with the internet. Of course, it has some bad things (copying and stealing, boo). But I love the sharing aspect of the internet, and how it links us all together.<\/div>\n

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